Hands and Feet

 

The first things my hands did this morning was clutch my pillow as I hopelessly begged the alarm on my phone to magically disappear.  Throughout the morning, my hands helped me put glasses on my face to then contacts in my eyes, brush my teeth, wash my face, get dressed, fix my hair, pack my bag, eat breakfast, sort papers, hold a pen to write, and many various other actions!  At the leprosy colony today, we used our hands to greet people, take pictures, create a rangoli (see the image), and do henna for each other.  Throughout these many activities, my feet faithfully carried my body and made them possible.  

Where would I be without my hands and feet?

In the leprosy colonies we see people without fingers and toes, and even missing their hands and feet entirely.  Although they manage to get by, I imagine all of them would request their hands and feet back if they were given the opportunity from a genie, wizard, fairy, or form of deity.   

As the henna crumbled from my hand later in the day, I observed how much darker the pattern was on  my hand than on my wrist.  When I commented on this, B replied "That's because the hands are more porous."  She went on to explained that the palms of our hands hands and the soles of our feet are the most porous parts of the body.  This clicked in my mind.  With this new found information, my thoughts eventually turned to the Savior, and how He bled from every pore.  If this scientific discovery about the pores is indeed truth, then that would mean that Christ bled the most through His hands and feet.

Now, I know that this isn't the most important detail about the Atonement, but it really makes me think about how important our hands and feet are.  Is there intentional symbolism behind the fact that He potentially bled the most through His hands and feet?  Maybe.  Intentional or not, I like to think that there is something worth considering here.  Christ used His hands and feet to accomplish many miracles and bless lives.  His hands instigated the sacrament.  His feet walked on water.  His hands gave sight to the blind.  His feet walked to those in the greatest need of His help.  It was His hands and feet that were later nailed to the cross.  

So how do we use our hands and feet?  Do we use them for good?  Do we use them to bless others lives?  Do we use them for virtuous actions?  Do we use them to do the work of God?  

Our hands and feet can do many, many things.  So what should they do?

Oh yeah-- B caught a gecko too :)